51298 (2000 KY51) is a large asteroid that orbits between Mars and Jupiter in the outer reaches of the main asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 2000 KY51 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2000 KY51 orbits the sun every 2,910 days (7.97 years), coming as close as 3.14 AU and reaching as far as 4.83 AU from the sun. 2000 KY51 is about 14.9 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Baltimore.
2000 KY51's orbit is 2.13 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
2000 KY51's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 24, 1998. It was last officially observed on June 13, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,361 observations used to determine its orbit.
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